30 Days Suspension for Policeman Tidball over Liquor Incident
Mayor Harry J. Lusk suspended Patrolman Tidball for 30 days after an open investigation found he exceeded authority, acted on his own, was on vacation, and drank liquor while arresting two men for disorderly conduct near the opera house stage door. Accused of insulting a Black youth, Tidball denied the slur though witnesses testified to hearing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tinball
Harry J. Lusk
Tidball
Tifball
John Kesser
S’aton
Esser
Dalton
Kesser
Opera House
Farmers Battle Rural Fire East of West Middlesex
Farmers east of West Middlesex fought a serious blaze that raged since last Wednesday when hunters allegedly built a fire in an old stump to chase a rabbit. They protected homes and barns despite scarce water, with Edgc Farland and C. Snyder properties affected and fences burned. The effort spurred farmers to curtail hunting on local premises and reports say some cattle were shot at during the episodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middlesex
Sharon Telegraph
EdgcFarland
C. Snyder
Left On Her Doorstep For This Mother
Mrs A G Tyson of Livermore California relates finding a book about Vinol a remedy that extracts medicinal elements from cod liver oil while removing the oil. Her five year old daughter suffered loss of appetite weakness and fatigue but after Vinol she gained flesh and strength and has fewer colds. The product is sold in New Castle by Paisley Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Tyson
Livermore
Cal
Vinci
New Castle
Paisley Pharmacy
Red Tape Routine for 16 Year Old Italian Marriage License
Court records reveal extensive Italian consent documents for Speranza Mennicello aged 16 to wed Carmine Mone in the court house. The Italian parents testified via translated affidavits and witnesses, detailing formal consent and notary involvement under local law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Carmine Mone
Speranza Mennicella
Michael Conti
Mary Conti
Victor Immanuel
Alife
Alessandro Vessella
Nicola Petella DiPasquale
Santamaria Capua Vetere
Salvatore Renzo di Vinecenzo
Guiseppe Antonassimo Fu Vernaldo
Mennicella Isidoro Fu Marcelino
Margareta di Balcifu Fabiano
Speranza Mennicello
Baja Latina
Mennicella
Piano Recital by Dorothy Lethridge Delights New Castle
New Castle music lovers enjoyed a piano recital in the First Baptist church Tuesday evening by English pianist Dorothy Lethridge. Despite a smaller crowd than hoped, the program of exceptional quality pleased musicians and locals, with standout Bach-Tausig Tocata and Fugue Liszt Tarantelle and Chopin Etude. Lethridge demonstrated remarkable technique and clean phrasing, earning an enthusiastic encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
First Baptist Church
Dorothy Lethridge
Miss Lethridge
Farmers angered by reckless hunting threat
Farmers in the county post No Trespassing signs and pool funds to prosecute trespassers. Hunters with dogs raid rabbit season areas, damaging crops and livestock while letters drift from farms. Officials warn that many hunters are careless, risking arrests and harsher curbs on all hunting.
Vaccinationists Challenged at Philadelphia Conference
At the National Anti Vaccination conference in Philadelphia Dr Rudolph Straube challenged Dr Samuel Dixon to spend a night in bed with a smallpox patient to prove vaccination fails to prevent disease. If Dixon refuses the challenge would pass to Dr Joseph Neff. The meeting also aims to form a national education campaign and alleges tuberculosis and cancer arise from vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Rudolph Straube
Samuel Dixon
Pennsylvania Health Department
Dixon
Straube
Joseph Neff
Health Department of
Increased Interest in Campaign Ahead of Election
Recent days show more attention to the campaign than since it began. Political discussions are audible across areas though not as heated as some presidential cycles. Voters appear engaged and prepared to stay up for election night returns.
Boy Arthur Livermore Found Safe After 50 Mile Tracked Return
Arthur Livermore nine years old went missing from Mercer on Friday. Bessemer trainmen found him in Cranesville fifty miles away in a dazed condition and brought him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Livermore
Mercer
Bessemer
Cranesville
Garbage disposal study by Cleveland visit plan
A Cleveland garbage disposal plant tour by a health committee special panel led by Health Officer Will 8 McCandless aims to inform city action on trash collection. Councillor John Rae and Samuel Warner accompany the group as they survey facilities in Ohio cities to recommend a separate department for service and cost equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
McCandless
John Rae
Samuel Warner
Ohio
Two Jelly Sandwiches Poison Child in Cleveland
In Cleveland on East 35th Street two jelly sandwiches laced with phosphorus were left on doorsteps. Two year old Margaret Kaufman died after eating one sandwich. another sandwich was kicked aside. Police investigation notes the meals were dainty and likely meant for rodents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lenora
East 35Th Street
Margaret Kaufman
Felhaber
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Margaret
E. 35Th Street
Italian language classes at the YMCA start October 26
The YMCA announces winter educational classes including Italian and German taught by Rev Grasaffi and Rev Frank. The program covers arithmetic spelling business English drawing blue print reading algebra geometry and English for non English speakers. Enrollment is already strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Guiseppi Grasaffi
M. E
Berlitz
Frederick Frank
Clyde Gibson
Wendell H. Shipler
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
W. I. Clark
John B. Trusel
Charles H. Baldwin
John C. Allen
Carnegie Steel Company
Joseph Elder Bryan
Ruley McAuley
E. Hunter Perry
J. L. Moser
Believe Woman Drowns Herself in Mill Creek Park
Police believe Katy Faringok drowned herself after threatening to harm herself if she could not see her baby. The infant from Glenwood Avenue Children's Home had been placed with a private family, and probate court cut ties with the mother. Desperate after a search failed, she may have entered Mill Creek Park and drowned in the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Katy Faringok
Glenwood Avenue
Mill Creek Park
County Treasurer Spends Vacation In The Cornfield
County Treasurer Lafayette Baldwin enjoys a brief stay at home to husk corn on his farm. He reports one of the finest corn crops and notes the crop is very dry, shells easily, and the husks are hard on hands, causing many workers to wear gloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Baldwin
Baldwin
Ohio farmer turns worn farmland to forest and trees
An Ohio farmer with 66 acres plans to convert the worn-out farm into a mixed forest. He has planted 35,000 Norway spruce on 11 acres and will harvest Christmas trees as they mature. Chestnut seedlings will fill gaps, with catalpa locust elm box elder and sycamore also planted. The goal is 60 acres of forest within five to six years producing lumber chestnuts and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
U. S Agricultural Bulletin
Cure Catarrh With Hyomei Says Local Druggist
A local druggist Geo. W. Clutton endorses Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh. The advertisement claims catarrh germs depredate the mucous membranes and threaten health and sanity unless treated. The ad promises a complete Hyomei outfit for sale with money back guarantee if not cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Clutton
King of Lizards Skeleton Found in Montana
The 40 foot long 22 foot high prehistoric skeleton was unearthed in the Bad Lands south of Glasgow by Barnum Brown of New York in association with the American Museum of Natural History. The fossil was shipped to New York after 16 teams hauled it to the railroad, and the skull weighed 4,000 pounds. Brown classifies the specimen as a ty etee rex or king of the lizards.
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Great Falls
Mont
Glasgow
Barnum Brown
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Bryan's Visit in Youngstown Briefly
Ryan will be in Youngstown for one hour arriving at 2 40. He will speak from the Tod house and address locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Youngstown
Tod
Threads and spools sale from Clark's O N T Cotton
Large spool white Bast ing Thread sold at 2c. Silk spools 100 yards black and colors at 5c. 500-yard spools basting thread 5c. O N T cotton sale 50c dozen. Black darn ing cotton 2 for 3c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Pin sale prices for various pins and safety pins
Advertisement lists Adamantine Pins 1c, Extra fine paper pins 5c full 360 count, Dressmaker Pins 25c per box 1-2 lb, Safety pins 214c two cards for 5c, Stew art Duplex Safety Pins in black and white at special prices.
Pin sale catalog items from 5c to 7c listing
A vintage advertisement lists various pin products with sale prices. Items include Toilet Pins 5c Giant Pin Tablet all white or black or both, 5c Pin Wheels 80 count Mat and Jet Pins 5c, 5c Toilet Pin Books all black or black and white 5c, 3c Pin Cubes black white mourning or assorted regular 5c sale 3c, and 7c Large Pin Cubes regular 10c sale 7c.
Local Sewing Goods Sale Highlights 5c Cotton Tape
Assorted widths cotton tape offered at 5c in this sale. Also 5c extra fine English cotton tape. Whisk brooms priced 15c and 25c for economical cleaning.
Miscellaneous Notions and Thrift Sale Deals
The advertisement lists a Perfec tion Skirt Gauge saving time on sewing. Also offers 10c Chinese Ironing Wax 1 dozen for 10c. Combination Coat and Skirt Hangers 10c. Rope Shopping Bags large at 10c and wrist bags once 25c to 2.00 now half price.
Early bargain prices on household oils and vaseline
Advertisement listing reduced sale prices for jars of Vaseline at 5 cents and 10 cents, extra large jars of Vaseline for 10 cents, large bottles of Standard Ammonia at 8 cents, and machine oil at 3 cents from a historic store page.
Dr Graves Tooth Powder Sale Notice
Dr Graves tooth powder 50c box offered at 29c as a sale price in a small advertisement.
Sale on Various Small Accessories at Low Prices
The listing advertises numerous small items with sale prices including 10c elastics, 15c satin pads, 7c darning eggs, 5c silk shoe laces, 7c comics, 3c tracing wheels, tape measures at 2 for 5c, hair pin cabinets and shells in bulk. Several items show bulk pricing and discontinued regular prices, emphasizing deep discounts for this sale.
Homebound Wisdom From a Travel-Bent Local Businessman
A local business man advocates long trips to broaden view and deepen appreciation for home. He says travel strengthens homesickness as a positive sign and plans to send his son on a country trip to instill envy of home above any millionaire’s dwelling.
Oldest Mercer County Resident Margaret Allen Dies
Mrs. Margaret Allen, born November 10, 1826, and in her 82nd year, died Saturday night at her Brent home near Leesburg. She was Mercer county’s oldest church member, joined Leesburg Presbyterian on February 27, 1858, two years after the church’s founding in 1856. She was buried Tuesday afternoon in Leesburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Allen
Mercer County
Leesburg
Former pastor visits New Castle amid missing boy case
Rev. H. G. Dodds of Meadville, once pastor at Epworth Methodist here 11 years ago, visited New Castle yesterday. Dodds is now district superintendent of the Meadville district. No trace has been found of Guy Foreman of Sharon, the boy who disappeared last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Dodds
Meadville
Epworth Methodist Church
New Castle
Dr. Dodds
Guy Foreman
Sharon
Local Social Notes From Pulaski Area
Earl Gurney of Wampum and H H Knox visited in town on Tuesday. Mrs R E Clark and Mrs H A Terrell came up from the Harbor for the day. Clifford Hollibaugh of Beaver Falls visited his aunt Mrs J W Adams. Mr and Mrs E W Dean of North Side Pittsburg stayed with the Raysers to visit Mrs Dean’s parents Mr and Mrs H K Rayser before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Gurney
Wampum
H. H. Knox
New Castle
R. E. Clark
H. A. Terrell
Clifford Hollibaugh
Beaver Falls
J. W. Adams
E. W. Dean
Northside
Pittsburg
R. C. Rayser
1211st Pennsylvania Regiment Reunion Held in Greenville
The annual reunion of the 1211th Pennsylvania regiment, recruited in Mercer and Venango counties, was held Tuesday at Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1211St
Pennsylvania Regiment
Mercer
Venango Counties
Greenville
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Mayor Lusk
Likens
N. Mercer Street
D. R. Bollard
Baptist Church
Garbage Committee
Y.M.C.A
R. S. McCulloch & CO
King OF Lizards
Bryan
Pat
R. Ss. McCulloch , CO
Pittsburg Street
New Leslie Hotel
Pulaski R
Heiskell
Teller
Groggis
Johnston
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